Karin Islands
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The Karin Islands (カリン諸島 Karin Shotō) are a group of islands in southeast Asia. The islands make up the Kingdom of Karin, and they are home to the Autobot Headmaster Junior Cab, who is the crown prince of the Kingdom and will one day be its king.
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Named islands
Karin Island
Karin Island (カリン島 Karin-tō) is the main island in the grouping, which gives its name to the chain. It is the seat of government of the Kingdom of Karin, and home to Cab, his guardian Donq and his friend Copo. It is mostly jungle, and inhabited by all manner of wild animals, including a parrot and armadillo that Cab has taken as his pets.
Isle of the Gods
The Isle of the Gods is a small desolate rocky island, access to which is forbidden to anyone but the royal family. Of course, this didn't stop the Decepticons from using it as a staging ground when they attacked the islands to capture natives for their Destroid experiments. Their plans were foiled, and the natives rescued, but the Autobots, with the help of Cab, who joined their cause. Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt
Oddly, the Isle of the Gods is studded with Moai, the famous statues seen on Easter Island, despite Easter Island being almost half a world away from the Isle of the Gods.
Viscas Island
Viscas Island (ビスカス島 Bisukasu-tō) is a vital part of the Karin Islands.
Because of the large bay formed by the three main islands, the Karin Islands were chosen as the site for development of the world's largest tidal power plant, stretching across the bay's mouth. The generator itself was located on Vicas Island, the southernmost island in the chain, and supplied electricity to southeast Asia (including the rest of the Karin Islands, which had gone without it up until this point).
Of course, if you build the world's largest energy-generating anything, you're invariably going to catch the attention of the Decepticons, and Viscas Island's power plant was no different. The plant was chosen as a target by Mega, as a means of disrupting power to Asia before a campaign of conquest, and the Decepticons attacked it with gusto, only to be driven off by the Autobots. A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble
Notes
- The Karin Islands are located in the southern Philippines, roughly in the position of the Visayan Islands in the real world. In Super-God Masterforce, the southern Philippines are rearranged into three larger islands instead of dozens of small ones.
- It is named after the Caribbean Islands (カリブ諸島 Karibu Shotō) and karintō.